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About 196 Thurlbear Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
196 Thurlbear Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Thurlbear, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £418,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2021)
£418,000
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Thurlbear Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
196 Thurlbear Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA3 5DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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